The annual salary statistics of radiation therapists in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage information of radiation therapists in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $59,660 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $68,520 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $77,120 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $107,730 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $124,520 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for radiation therapists in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $124,520. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $77,120. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $59,660.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of radiation therapists from 2012 to 2020.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 8-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $77,120 | 0.04% | -1.59% |
| 2019 | $77,090 | 4.06% | - |
| 2018 | $73,960 | -0.57% | - |
| 2017 | $74,380 | 19.32% | - |
| 2016 | $60,010 | 1.20% | - |
| 2015 | $59,290 | 1.64% | - |
| 2014 | $58,320 | -22.98% | - |
| 2013 | $71,720 | -9.24% | - |
| 2012 | $78,350 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $77,120 in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is in the middle of salary range for radiation therapists in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of radiation therapists in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is 36.4 percent (36.4%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 4.3 percent (4.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island | |
| Nassau-Suffolk | |
| Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown | |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne | |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy | |
| Syracuse | |
| Rochester | |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls | |
| Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area |